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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
Four Hundred NickeIs in Change.

BuIulIgndm age
Superintendent Morton. of the Union
Railway company, tells the following
story: when | first took charge of the
road the drivers complained to me of
certain lady who rode down town and
back again every day without paying
fare. She would get aboard and hand
the driver a $50 bill to change OF
course he could not change it, and could
not ask the lady to get off, SO she rode
free every trip. | decided that she was
deliberately beating the company and
determined to get even with her. One
morning I gave one of the drivers on
the line which passed the lady's house
$50 in nickels and instructed him to
change the lady'S bill. She fell into the
trap. and about 10 o'clock boarded the
right ear on her way down town.. She
handed the driver the $50 bill, and he
promptly returned her 400 nickels. She
put her fare in the box, but she was 50
angry she left the car and did not ride
again for a month. After that she al
ways had change when she boarded a
car. 1t would surprise YOU" continued
Mr. Morton. ito know how MANY peo-
pie. especially ladies. beat the company
out of their fare in this way. They ten
der a so or so bill, knowing that the
driver cannot change it, and in that
way secure a free ride"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
She Got Even.
Paris Ganl0is

Paris GaulOis.
AS the audience were leaving the the
alter an oyer-dressed WOuld-be dude
threw away the cigar he had just
lighted. and raising his hat to a charm
ing-lOoking but unprotected American
lady, said: Can | call cab?' A faint
look of establishment on the lady's face
was followed by smile and q sweetly-
murmured ''Merci." When the cab was
secured the gentleman. handing the
lady in, asked in al inSinuating tone of
voice, 'Where shall we drive top The
lady gave an address, and while the
male party communicated the same to
the driver she stepped inside. closed the
door, and, telling the cOachman to drive
on, presented the insinuating stranger
with two-sOu piece. The Mortified
look on the young mans face, as he
gazed steadily at the coin, was a study
for an artist.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
PERFUMED VEGETABLES.
The Celebrated Indian Carlow
Which a Street PeddIer Is Sell

Which a Street Peddler Is Sell
ing.
a diminutive, gray-haired, gray
bearded and deerepit individual. who
wore a woe-begOne expression on his
otherwise eXpressiOnless face, yester-
terday afternoon pOked his ruddy pro-
bOscis through the doorway leading into
the office of the United Press, at 1877
Broadway, New York. No one seemed
inclined to shoe him off, and the rest of
him followed the nose in.
On his arm the Individual carried a
large market basket covered with a
damp cloth. This he removed. and at
once the air was peTmeated with a de-
liciouS perfume. Everybody was de-
lighted. and crowded round the old
man, who took from the basket some
punches of plant that in appearance
closely reSembled chickweed.
Smell it, gentlemen" said he. 'This
is the celebrated plant called the In
dian CarrOw.' 1t grows in California
and emitS its sweet aroma as long as it
is kept in damp place. Only 10 cents
a bunch"
Nobody had ever heard of the Indian
CarrOw. and although there was strong
suggestion of Jockey Club in the per-
fume everybody invested in a bunch or
two.
For twenty minutes every nose was
buried in the verdant weed. Then the
perfume seemed to lose its strength. and
in a short time the trick was discovered.
The old 'fakir' had sprinkled his
chickweed with perfume and passed it
off as phenomenal vegetable discOv-
cry.
Later in the day a Journal reporter
saw the ingenious itinerant Yender
entering a we'll known newspaper build
ing on Park row. Before opening the
door leading to the editorial department
he took from his pocket an atoIniZer,
such as is used by BARRIERS and drug
giSts, sprinklcd his green goods" with
perfume and walked in. He reaped a
harvest. Every one, from managing
editor down to the Office boy, invested
in the peculiar plant.
When lie came out the Journal man
accested him and asked him how he en-
iOyed the MISUNDERSTANDING
business. The old fellow stepped back
few feet, gave low chuckie, winked
his left eye and said: You know"
accompanying it with the whistle which
expresses those two words.
Then he was lost to view in the
crowd.
The peculiar traffic recalls to mind
the case of COmanche Bill, who, about
ten years ago. is said to have taken in
eX-President Arthur, Charles \. Dana
and other well known men by selling
them for 800 apiece perfumed seed
which he said was COcotel seed from
New Mexico. George Anderson, who
some time ago was an inmate of the
asylum on Wards island, was recently
accused of having been the COmanche
Bill mentioned above, but he fatty de-
MED it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
STORIES OF CATS.

A pair of Siberian kittens belonging
to r. T. Wilson, of East Nottingham,
Pa, have each a blue and a gray eye,
and one of them has twenty-five toes.
The London Field tells of a eat that
got nailed in under the floor. where she
was fourteen days before released, and
had had three kittens. The kittens
were well nOHrished, in good condition.
with their eyes open. The cat herself
was in a state of extreme emaciatiOn.
Three eats of Cape Ann dubbed their
kittens together and placed them in one
nest in George b. Shepherds stable
There were thirteen of them. Some
days two cats would remain at home
with the family while another went for
food. and at other times but one re-
manned.
4 kitten of Portland. Or. was
seen to charm a rattlesnake. The snake
was cOlled. and with its head followed
every motion Of the kitten. The kitten
seemed to realize the Importance of the
situation and never allowed her atten-
ton to wander from the snake. The
snake was killed.
\ cat belonging to a Scranton. Pa.
man is eXtrayagantly fond of organ and
guitar music. but let her master play on
the violin she will dart ut him as if
seized with a tit. scratch him viciOuSly
and then Squall as though in great pain.
As soon as he lays the violin down she
will trOt up TO him. rub her head and
back lovingly against his ankles and
DUrr cOntentedly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
The Christmas Letter Mission.

This mission was organized in En-
land. and after several years of good
work there was commenced in our
country. Its object is to distribute at
Chistmas, through hospitals, prisons.
homes. and other institutions. as well as
to individuals. printed letters suitable
for each. inclOSed with Christmas cards
in envelopes bearing the worms, A
Christmas letter for YOU" They are
printed in all languages. For the fur
therance of this charity a secretary has
been appointed in each state. who will
gladly give such information to any who
are interested in the work as will enable
them to aid in this loving charity.
Miss FANNY NJ. HODSoN.
State Secretary Tor Minnesota.
7O1 Fifth street southeast. Minneapolis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25

which dates from the Incas. 1t resem-
bles two squatty, flattened bottles con-
nected by a bar between the neekS. and
below by pipe one inch and half in
diameter. One ends above with an
open brandy bottle mouth and the other
III the form of a grOteSque human head.
The only hole in the latter is a small
oTifice at the back of the head. On pour
ing water into the open mouth till both
Jugs are filled above the level of the
connecting tube, the air remaining in
the closed side is forced out at the small
oritice, and, striking the thin plate be-
tween the two openings, produces a
clear, Shrill wldStie. BY tipping
the half filled vessel in va
riOus directions various sounds are
emitted-some of a most startling,
weird character,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
SUNSET.

A ball of fire suspended
Low DER molten sea;
Infinite glory blended
Lost in eternity.
a vivid crimson paling
With penciIings of gold;
A white cloud outward sailing,
Foam pillows, fold OH fold.
A quiv' ring, radiant rapture;
Red torches flaming high:
A thousand waves that capture
Pale rose tints from the sky.
A lesser glory blending
With blue, more family blue,
A rosy light ascending
To pierce all distance through
Commingling tints grow fainter;
A dim fire burning low
All, never skill of painter
Can mix the colors so.
A mellowed beauty fingers;
A curtain. pearIy gray,
Is drawn by unseen fingers
Across the face of day.
Gone the resplendent wonder;
Gods glory passed away,
We stand the gray sky under,
Beside a sea of gray,
And sigh because life's story,
Like sunsets fleeing kiss,
Tells tales of transient glory,
Lost rapture, vanished bliss.
Rose Harwick Thorne, in Boston Tran
script
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
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IL III fNlng 10 MASTER lHe lnIElcd-
cieS of draw-poker. After this he sal
lies forth as before and retillS his de-
pleted purse. The fact, however. is
that the life of a prospector IS not easy
or pleasant. but rather one of inceSSant
toll. innumerable hardShips and diSap-
pOintments. says Helena. Mont. cor
respondent of the New York World.
Nor is he more given to gambling than
those who are engaged in other callings.
In the spring time. often with 10 other
companion than a stubborn pack
mule, which he leads along by
a halter. the gOld-hunter turns
his back on such civilization as
border towns can boast of and hides
himself among the awful sOlitudes
of the mountains. where he remains. eX-
cept when he repairs to the nearest set
tlement TO procure fresh supplies, pur-
suing his lonely and dangerous tasks
until the storms of winter compel HIM
to seek shelter again among the hablta-
tons of his fellow men. If perchanee
he should discover q promising lead
during the summer explorations, then
he builds himself a snug cabin of logs,
OF, if there is no timber in the neighbOr-
hood. scoops out a hole in the side OF
mountain, and. to use his own express
sion, "campS on the prospect HIS
diet consists of fat bacon, bread of his
own manufacture and coffee, OCCASION
ally varied by roasted grouse, a slice OF
venison or other game supplied by his
own trusty rife. And he makes his
nightly bed on the brown lap of mother
earth.
As the gold-hunter ascends the slope
of the mountain which he has selected
as the scene of his explorations. he
notes every change in the structure or
the composition of the rocks. When
favorable locality is reached, locality
where the geological formation indi-
Gates the presence of gold, he stops at
the first spring of water, Unpacks his
outfit. pitches his tent. if he has one,
which is rarely the case, pickets his
tired mule, gathers a few loose rocks
and places them in the form of horse
shoe on the ground. to serve as stove.
Ond then. with bent head and watchful
eyes, carefully scans every gulch and
mountain side, prizes into every nook
and Granny in quest of those signs
which Mother Nature always posts near
the spot where she has hidden her pre-
ciOus treasures.
Far up on the rugged tanks OF that
stOrm-riven mountain the gOld-hunter
breaks off a piece of rock from Il ledge
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
She Killed TO Marry.

Joseph Buekner. of Allentown. Penn.
was found with his throat and the arter-
les OF his wrist cut few days ago.
Mrs. Buckner testified at the inquest
that her husband came heme drunk and.
having failed to murder her. committed
suicide. The jury rendered 4 verdict
in accordance with the above facts.
Since then the facts have developed
pointing to Mrs. Buckner and her sweet
heart. Herman Bach. as the murdererS.
Bach accompanied the widow to the
burial. and since then they have lived
as man and wife, the bereaved widow
wearing mourning.
Their romance came to a sudden end
ing when u detective aroused them out
OF their Slumbers at the United States
hotel. at SIatingtOn.and compelled them
to accompany him to Allentown, where
at l o'clock this morning they we're
lodged in jail, charged with murder.
The widow desired to marry Bach in
prison if preacher could be obtained,
but Bach decided to wait while.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
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LOG HOSP Hz4aa

DR.. Fl. Nelson. surgeon in charge. Office,
226 Washington av. south, corner Third av
Guarantee to eradicate and permanently
cure without caustie or mercury, chronic or
poisonous diseases of the blood. throat, nose
skin, bladder and kindred organs. Gravel
and structure cured without pain or cutting
Acute or chronic urinary diseases cured in
three to eight days by local remedy. Vic
tins of indiscretion or excess with cough. in
digestion. tired feeling, nervous physical and
organic weakness rendering marriage inI-
proper or unhappy, should call or write, as
they are often treated for consumption. dyS-
pepsia and liver complaint by inexpe-
riencedmen, who mistake the cause of the
evil and thus multiply both. Separate rooms
for ladies'. No uaUseOus drugs used Hours,
9 a. NJ to IL NJ , to 4 and to 9p. IN. Sun
day, to p. N. Book. soc by mail
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
A Log Cut in Two by an Engine.

Recently the engineer of the west
bound passenger train. running neal
Spokane Falls, saw a large pine tree
lying across the track ahead. The dis
cOvery being made too late to allow
stOppage of the train, the engineer
turned on full steam. and the engine cut
through the tree without accident and
with such a slight Earring as to be i'm
nerceptible to the passengers. The
stick was two feet in diameter. and was
parted with a Swath the width of the
trucks
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
Advantages of Early Marriage

Judge.
You don t run the risk of dying an old
maid.
1t is better TO be a young fool than an
old one.
The unmarried girl feels she is grow
ing old too quick.
If YOU make a bad match you can
blame il to ineXperience.
When you are getting old no one will
take you but WidOweT.
1t prevents Your married friends from
sympathiZing with you.
If you wait till you are thirty it is hard
to get Young husband.
The man who maTTieS an old woman
always wants something thrown in.
You are apt to get ShOp-wOTn if you
remain long on the matrimonial market.
You have a better chance to catch a
second husband if you happen to lose
YOU first.
If YOU catch miIliOnaire's son YOU
will have him before he has blown in
his fortune.
You avoid the pleasure of having all
your girl friends tell you how happy
they are with their husbands
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
He Wishes He Had not Said 1t.

Detroit Free Press.
He-What lovely fan you have, Miss
Edith.
She-Yes, like it. My papa gave it
to me. 1t came from Paris and is hand
painted.
He-Indeedl And how nicely it
matches your complexion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
ODDS AND ENDS.
Tell me not in mournful numbers
Life is but an empty dream,
Too nuph turkey SyypptIy- SIumharc

=
Too much turkey sWeetly SlumberS
Underneath my waist coat seam.
Unless some one mas been mistaken
the cable cars will be running in st.
Paul next week.
Mark P. Hatch, of the Tribune. has
never yet been caught telling lie. In
the foyer of the Grand opera house the
other night some one asked him what
he thought of the opera. Mr.. Hatch
paused. gave one of his characteristic
gutteral preambles, and replied; 'I'm
damn glad | don't understand ANYTHING
about music; I'm not losing anything
by listening to this performance"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25

and 10. it is hecked
with bright. yell
low spccks, not I'M
like that metal
which all mankind
is SO glad to pos
Sess. His heart
beats fast as he eX-
amineS the Speci-
men. He vets the
bright Specks with
his tongue, and
picks at them nery-
Ously with his pen
knife. They crum-
BILE at the touch of
that instrume n t,
then he throws the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25

rich ledge. and the miners fOndest hopes
may yet be realized.
But who are those two men who have
Just come over the crest of the hill above
the tunnel. One of them has wooden
box under his arm. 1t has no
cover. and there is a paper con-
tanning some writing fastened on
the inner side of its bottom. They
are Misunderstanding pair these two,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
GOLD BY DIGGING.
What the Real Existence of a Western
Prospeeter Is Like.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE LIFE.
As Rule, the Hardest Way to Acquire
the Precious Metal Is to
Dig for II.

HE public used to
think that the life
of a gold-hunter is
a jolly one; that
when he gets out
of funds he sim
ply retires to the
nearest mountains,
finds a gold or sill
yer mine, return
in a few days, sells
the property for a
large Su IN and
elbows in /" mis-
e a sily acquired
wealth against a
faro bank or loses
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25

rock down with an angry gesture ana
mUtters diSappOintedly: Pilgrim gold,
be gosh Now he is down yondeF IN
the gulch, which seems as though 1t
might be the repository of a vast amount
of the yellow metal. digging a hole IN the
gravel. The trend Of the rift is north
and south. Nature never piled up drift
in that manner, especially in a ravIne
III this range Of mountains without
sprinkliRg it with gold. 1t was in just
such spots as this that she loved 10 Sc
crete her most beautiful metal when
ever it was torn from its native home in
the rock by the slowly advancing gla-
cier or the floods of bygOne ages. A
little stream OF water goes singing down
the gulch. and the tall bunch grass
bends gracefully over it as if charmed
by the SOFo. Hard by chipmunk sits
as mOtiOnlesS as stone at the entrance
to its little hOvel and watches the in
truder on its domain with the greatest
curiosity. On the opposite flank of the
mountain a coyote skulks along IN the
manner of its kind, while high above
the eagle is Winging his way, speck
across the blue. The shaft is down
three feet. and now the miner fills his
tom of the pit and washes
the drift. for on the bottom of the pan
gIiSten three cOlOrS. They are mere
speckS. it is true. but they are the genu-
iHe article. and no mistake. This small
find encourages the tOiler to continue
his search. for he knows that the heaV-
Ter particles of gold. no matter what
may have been their position in the
drift when it was first deposited. will
not rest easy until they have reached
bedrock and found a creyiCe for theiI
grave And so he sinks the shaft to
bedrock. twelve feet or more. He drifts
east along the rock. he drifts west. north
and south. and finds the precious stuff
everywhere, but not in sufficient guam
titles to pay. Again he is up on that
cliff. How did lie manage to scale those
perpendicular walls which form its
sides. 1t seems as though nothing
but a bird could find fOOthOld. and
yet there he is dancing wildly
around something that glitterS in the sun
light like an enormous ball of silver.
That pile is ore. rich in silver and lead.
He has Just dug it out of the ground. Is
it any wonder. then. that he is in an
eeStacy OF delight. for ii seems as though
he had struck it rich at last. A little
assistance from capital * all he requires
now to become millionaire. He sits
down for Il moment and Stares towards
the East with a yearning look in his
soft gray eyes. He is thinking, perhaps,
of the home of his childhood, and how
he has met with success at last. He
leaps into the pit again and digs away
for dear life. But the walls of the lode
have suddenly come together. 1t was
merely pocket of ore. and will never
make him rich or anybody else; and for
tune which seemed so near to him mo-
ment ago is as far away as ever. The
'.pinching OUT of that lode only
disheartenS our prospectOr for a
moment or so. for there he is now
driving tunnel at the foot of this
granite boss. There is a fine lot of ore
living at the mouth of the opening. tits
f4gAr1a h. 4
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25

a Sugary, comfy, druSy
quartz. and is Sprinkled
here and there with gold.
Carefully examine the
granite walls of the lode
and see how clean they
are. The most skillful
workman could not have
made them so smooth or
polished them half so
well. Observe those shin
ing punches of crystals
there in the heading, a
sure sign that the vein IS
Il live one. 1t is six feet
between walls, and the
lead matter averages $40
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
THE POISONED RING.

E W Err T
staying in
'R Ome,a al.
though we
had a mag
II i fl C e n {
home in the
Z n i t e d
States upon
a high hill
which
looked the
sea.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
Climate Makes Long Railroads

In climate having a difference of 7o
in temperature between hot and cold
seasons, 4 railroad track of 400 miles is
found to be 33S yards longer in summer
than in winter. so it has been ascer-
tanned. OF course the length of the
road remains the same, but expansion
has the effect of forcing the lengths of
metal closer together, making an aggre-
gate closing up of space between the
rails of nearly yard in each mile.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
A WhistIing jug.

Tulane Museum, New Orleans. pos
sesSes a Peruvian 'whistIing Jug"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
THE CARNIVAL.
Members Turn Verien and Guests Held
Full Sway Last Evening.

Early last evening numbers OF people
began to arrive at Renshaw Hall, so by 9
O'Clock every available space was taken up
by those who came to look on and see the
merry makers.
The committee of arrangements consist.
ing OF Messrs. P. w. Schmidt, R. Thierman,
William Haltenhofi, Adolph Miller, and
David Wolf deserve great credit for the
excellent manner in which their first annual
ball was conducted last night.
The committee on receptions consisted of
Meesrs. Daniel Gamer. Henry Nickel, David
Wolf and William Wehrspaun made the
guests feel at home.
Messrs. William Guedelhoffer, Oh. Weld.
man. u. Fitschen. Albert Nickel and
w. A. Leggatt, were the efficient floor man
ayers, under the able leadership of Fred.
Loeber, it's president. Promptly at 8
o'clock Professor Leford made The an.
nouncement to form for the grand march.
when the orchestra began t. play there
was a general rush for partners. The mer.
~ school girle were out in force and soon
began to capture the dudes, who were not
lacking In numbers. The butcher bovs
soon linked arms with the gamblers
daughter while the fat boys looked after
tne welfare OF "Madcap," while an officer
OF the royal navy vas seen perambulatine
around the room with Freak" Quite q
plumber OF pretty costumes were made nm
rom the DAILY MINER, while a pretty Girl
vas busy selling the DAILY MINER. After
Sne grand march the fun commenced and
Kept up until IL o'clock, when the order to |
unmask wa given. Many surprises were
In store when it was found that several
gentlemen had been making love to their
own wives. all the time imagining that thew
we're young school boys again. Among the
most prominent characters, and said bv |
all to be one Of the best, was VIM. Guedel- ]